Et Voilà Théâtre presents "La Maison de Bernarda Alba" by Federico Garcia Lorca (March 6 - 20, 2010)
March 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 2010 at 8pm
At Talento Bilingüe Houston (333 S. Jensen, Houston, Texas, 77003)
Reservations: reservation@etvoilatheatre.org or 281-901-0937
"The House of Bernarda Alba", Federico Garcia Lorca's last play, was written in 1936, a few months before Lorca was jailed and executed. The plot takes place in a Spanish village in Andalusia, a country on the eve of the Civil War, oppressed by fascism.
This masterpiece explores such themes as passion, oppression and conformity in a male dominated rural society, through the eyes of Bernarda and her daughters. The exclusion of any male character generates a high level of sexual tension, five sisters living on the edge of unfulfilled desires and unattainable dreams.
Besides being one of the great 20th century dramaturges, Federico Garcia Lorca was an outstanding poet and a free spirit.
Willing to honor his writing genius, the play will include selected poems recited in Spanish from "Romancero Gitano" by a special guest, actor Antonio Mazu that will portray the role of Federico Garcia Lorca.
Featured special edition sculptures by Véronique Chalandar
Challenged by the powerful and dramatic plot of "The House of Bernarda Alba", French sculptor Véronique Chalandar is coming from Paris following an Et Voilà Théâtre invitation, to create a scenic design inspired by the feminine characters of this play. She will use a technique that has been reproduced in all her "Originelles" collection: a sculpture built on a very fine structure, to emphasize the elevation of the characters, liberated from the traditional aesthetic models.
These Originelles, made in Houston, will then be exhibited during the Véronique Chalandar @ daniel-kayne's event, along with other Véronique Chalandar sculptures, from March 26th to April 17th.
Plot summary
After becoming a widow, Bernarda Alba holds her five daughters mourning for eight years. The young girls yearn for love and freedom but their dreams are suffocated by their mother's will. The eldest daughter, Angustias, born from Bernarda's first marriage, inherited much wealth from her father. Thus Pepe le Romano, the only man deemed worthy by Bernarda to marry any of her daughters, is engaged to Angustias, creating jealousy and frustration from the other sisters for they feel it is unfair.
Et Voilà Théâtre and RougeArt present Metamorphosis (March 5 - 20, 2010)
Metamorphosis - Métamorphose - Metamorfosis
An exhibit to invite in the creative impulse
March 5 - 20, 2010 (Exhibit extended from March 19th to March 20th)
Vernissage : March 5th, 2010 from 6 to 9 pm
Location: Talento Bilingüe Houston (333 S. Jensen Houston Tx 77003, exit 770B from I10)
Daily opening hours: Monday-Friday 10 - 8, Saturday 10 - 5
This international exhibition featuring a variety of artists and media - painting, photography, sculpture, installation, literature and performance art – will invite each participant to open the door to his or her creative impulse. The creative impulse calls us to life. As writer Guy Corneau says, "It's not just another assignment to complete. It’s about allowing our feelings to sink in, to open the door to them as one opens a garden’s door. Then our senses and native intuition enable the encounter of the ocean within us, the starry sky within us, and each part of the universe within us."
By allowing the viewer to live out his or her own creativity, the opening reception of Metamorphosis-Métamorphose-Metamorfosis will invite in new sensations, new dreams, new possibilities, and will create a space for transformation.
With Katy Anderson, Voahangy Ramariavelo Grenier, Maylis Hopewell-Curie, Jason Kishell, Kay Nguyen, Karine Parker-Lemoyne, Lisa Qualls, Marie-Pierre Stien, Marie Valdez, Joëlle Verstraeten and the creative contribution of the performing artists: Hermine Bénard, Alexandra Chassé, Melissa Galvez, Armelle Lahitette.
Curated by: Karine Parker-Lemoyne
More information on: www.etvoilatheatre.org, www.rougeart.net, www.francophonie-texas.org and www.tbhcenter.com.
